{"id":315,"date":"2009-07-28T16:34:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-28T16:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/?p=315"},"modified":"2009-07-28T16:34:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-28T16:34:00","slug":"windows-7-final-system-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/windowsvj.com\/wpblog\/2009\/07\/windows-7-final-system-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 7 Final System Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of my friend recently told me that Dell Marketers asked his friend that he could not install Windows 7 because he does not have any graphics card associated.<\/p>\n<div>I disapproved and told him i am using it since Windows 7 PreBeta and that too on my desktop w\/o graphics card.<\/div>\n<div>To clear the confusion of many people i am posting Final Sys requirements for Windows 7 :<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"S02\" class=\"sectionMiddle\">\n<div id=\"ctl00_FormlessContentPlaceholder_ContentPlaceholder_S02A\" class=\"containerReadingNear\">\n<div id=\"ctl00_FormlessContentPlaceholder_ContentPlaceholder_C02_01\" class=\"containerReadingNear sectionTop\">                 <script type=\"text\/javascript\">             link_expandAllText = 'Show all';             link_collapseAllText = 'Hide all';         <\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"topic_body_full contentPiece\">\n<div class=\"section sectionNormal\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"para\">           <span class=\"ui\">If you want to run <span class=\"notLocalizable\">Windows 7<\/span> on your PC, here&#8217;s what it takes:<\/span>         <\/p>\n<p class=\"para noTextElement\">\n<ul class=\"unordered\">\n<li class=\"listItem\">\n<p class=\"para\">               1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or <a href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows7\/products\/features\/64-bit-support\" class=\"navigationLink\" id=\"pageContainer2_ID0EBBHBDBBA\">64-bit (x64)<\/a> processor             <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"listItem\">\n<p class=\"para\">               1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)             <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"listItem\">\n<p class=\"para\">               16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)             <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"listItem\">\n<p class=\"para\">               DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver             <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section sectionNormal lastElement\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"para\">           <span class=\"ui\">Additional requirements to use certain features:<\/span>         <\/p>\n<ul class=\"unordered\">\n<li class=\"listItem\">\n<p class=\"para\">             Internet access (fees may apply)           <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"listItem\">\n<p class=\"para\">             Depending on resolution, video playback may require additional memory and advanced graphics hardware           <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"listItem\">\n<p class=\"para\">             For some <a href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows7\/products\/features\/windows-media-center\" class=\"navigationLink\" id=\"pageContainer2_ID0EBBPDBBBA\"><span class=\"notLocalizable\">Windows<\/span> Media Center<\/a> functionality a TV tuner and additional hardware may be required           <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"listItem\">\n<p class=\"para\">               <a href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows7\/products\/features\/touch\" class=\"navigationLink\" id=\"pageContainer2_ID0EDBNDBBBA\">                   <span class=\"notLocalizable\">Windows<\/span> Touch<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows7\/products\/features\/tablet-pc\" class=\"navigationLink\" id=\"pageContainer2_ID0EBBNDBBBA\">Tablet PCs<\/a> require specific hardware           <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"listItem\">\n<p class=\"para\">               <a href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows7\/products\/features\/homegroup\" class=\"navigationLink\" id=\"pageContainer2_ID0ECBLDBBBA\">HomeGroup<\/a> requires a network and PCs running <span class=\"notLocalizable\">Windows 7<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"listItem\">\n<p class=\"para\">             DVD\/CD authoring requires a compatible optical drive           <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"listItem\">\n<p class=\"para\">               <a href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows7\/products\/features\/bitlocker\" class=\"navigationLink\" id=\"pageContainer2_ID0EBBHDBBBA\">BitLocker<\/a> requires Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2           <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"listItem\">\n<p class=\"para\">               <a href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows7\/products\/features\/bitlocker\" class=\"navigationLink\" id=\"pageContainer2_ID0EBBFDBBBA\">BitLocker To Go<\/a> requires a USB flash drive           <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"listItem\">\n<p class=\"para\">               <a href=\"http:\/\/windows.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows7\/products\/features\/windows-xp-mode\" class=\"navigationLink\" id=\"pageContainer2_ID0EBBDDBBBA\">                   <span class=\"notLocalizable\">Windows XP<\/span> Mode               <\/a> requires an additional 1 GB of RAM, an additional 15 GB of available hard disk space, and a processor capable of hardware virtualization with Intel VT or AMD-V turned on <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"listItem\">\n<p class=\"para\">             Music and sound require audio output           <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"para lastElement\">Product functionality and graphics may vary based on your system configuration. Some features may require advanced or additional hardware.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my friend recently told me that Dell Marketers asked his friend that he could not install Windows 7 because he does not have any graphics card associated. 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